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VISITOR HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

CHAIRMAN: The Most Hon. the MARQUESS of CREWE, K.G. Courses of instruction and opportunities for ADVANCED STUDY AND RESEARCH are provided in the following branches of Science, viz. :ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE.

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SESSION 1912-1913.

The School of Technology forms the FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. Students who have passed the Matriculation Examination, or its equivalent, may enter upon Courses leading to the UNIVERSITY DEGREES (B.Sc. Tech. and M.Sc. Tech.) in the following Departments:

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MISS M. S. GRATTON (Nat. Sci. Tripos, Girton College, Cambridge) gives lessons orally or by correspondence in Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Mathematics, &c. Preparation for University and Local Examinations.-12 Lupus Street, Westminster, S. W.

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EVENING CLASS DEPARTMENT. COURSES are arranged for the INTERMEDIATE and FINAL EXAMINATIONS for the B.A. and B.Sc. DEGREES of the UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Students taking the full Course pay Composition Fees and rank as Internal Students of the University. EVENING CLASSES are also held for Mechanical and Electrical Engineer ing, Architecture and Building Construction, Drawing, Mathematics, Physics, and other Science Subjects.

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